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How Iran’s Internet Blackout Is Crippling Its Economy, and the Fight Over Fruit-Flavored Vapes

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Mass Layoffs in Iran as Businesses Buckle Under Wartime Pressures, by Leily Nikounazar

Trump Proposes Suspending Federal Gas Tax Until Prices Fall, by Shawn McCreesh

With Commissioner Under Pressure, F.D.A. Opens Door to Flavored Vapes, by Christina Jewett

Reflecting Pool Repairs to Cost $13.1 Million. Trump Had Promised $1.8 Million., by David A. Fahrenthold and Luke Broadwater

Israel Prepares to Prosecute First Suspects in Oct. 7 Attack Led by Hamas, by Johnatan Reiss

Streaming, Toilet Paper, Underwear: Subscription Fatigue Is Setting In, by Sopan Deb

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